娣 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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dì

younger sister

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 弟 represents the sound.

Components

女 Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

woman

弟 Sound component

dì, tì

younger brother

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dì

younger sister, sister-in-law; wife of a younger brother

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*lˤəjʔ	dejX	dì	younger secondary wife

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4727th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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